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Friday, 16 November 2012

Video playlist @ LCC 2012-11-12

The Lowndes County Commission invited a developer to speak
about his proposed rezoning at a Work Session
without inviting any opposition to speak.
Plus another rezoning, a proposed solid waste ordinance with exclusive franchise
agreement, and proposed appointments to five boards and authorities.
And at the end an animal event report.

Pritchard emphasized that this was a separate authority from the Industrial
Authority.
Four terms expire November or December: Buz Akins, Jerome Tucker, Jeff Reames, and Gary Buchanan.
Recommendation is to reappoint Mr. Reames, Buchanan, and Tucker and to appoint Mr. ? Brooks in place of Buz Akins.
This was apparently all spelled out in a letter from a Mr. Holland.
Presumably that's
William E. Holland, Attorney,
which we only know because of the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA),
not because of the county that appoints people to this board.
Presumably Jeff Reames is the one who owns Reames Concrete Company.
So the new LCDA board would be:
Jerome Tucker, Jerome Waters, Carolyn Eager, Crawford Powell, Jeff Reames, Gary Cannon, Mr. Brooks.

2500-3000 feet from Moody AFB, which thus had to be notified, and responded (in letters in packet).
Chairman asked developer to come forward and speak.
Developer identified himself as Clint Joyner, 4732 Misty Valley Circle,
he looks like the Clint Joyner of
ERA Joyner Realty.
He claimed personnel at Moody AFB wanted this development for affordable housing.
No opponents of the development were asked to speak.
Does that seem right to you?